Stalwart 'D' blanks the Ephs

Author: Jeff Patterson

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"I had a crazy week," said co-captain Reid Berrien '08, acknowledging the difficulty in then having to play Williams at noon on Saturday Oct. 13.

Despite all the work, Berrien got to work quickly on Saturday. Two minutes and 38 seconds in- roughly the time it would take Reid to read three pages in the text - she helped put the Panthers on the Kohn Field scoreboard.

"I received the ball off a pass into the circle and tried to do a reverse lift into the goal," said Berrien, "but it didn't quite make it in. There was a scramble in front of the goal and Maddie [Macmillan '10] popped the ball in the goal. She's come up with some really important goals for us this season."

Macmillan's goal, her third of the season, was her second in her last three games.

"When I saw the loose ball at the goalie's feet I scrambled to get a shot off," said Macmillan. "Luckily it went in."

The one goal was more than enough for goalie Caitlin Pentifallo '09, the reigning NESCAC player of the week, who recorded her third consecutive shutout. Pentifallo made five saves in the win, one more than Williams netminder Lindsey Jones had to make in defeat.

"Williams came close to scoring at some points, especially with the number of corner opportunities they had against us," said Macmillan. "But our defense and goalie were still able to shut down Williams' offense."

In particular, Berrien applauded the play of a fellow senior.

"Katherine Entwisle '08 came up with a hug save for us off a Williams' direct corner that could have tied the game," said Berrien.

Middlebury's fifth NESCAC win of the season puts them in second place in the league standings, right behind Bowdoin.

On Oct. 24, Rensselaer will come to Middlebury to play the Panthers in a non-league game. Coach Katherine DeLorenzo's crew will be looking to avenge last year's 4-3 loss to the Red Hawks, in which Middlebury trailed 3-0 midway throught the second half, but battled back to tie the game before losing later.

So far this season, RPI has struggled, having lost their last three games. For comparison, RPI was put to rest by Keene State, 6-1, the same team Middlebury beat 2-0 earlier in the year.